Articles of the Week – 5/26-6/1

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Tuesday May 29:
Exit programmes for female jihadists: A proposal for conducting realistic evaluation of the Dutch approach – Amy-Jane Gielen, International Sociology: https://bit.ly/2sFl9F2
Tunisian terrorist fighters: a grassroots perspective – Imene Ajala, Behavioral Sciences of Terrorism and Political Aggression: https://bit.ly/2LMBPWB
Wednesday May 30:
Plan B(ruxellles): Belgian Intelligence and the Terrorist Attacks of 2015-16 – Kenneth L. Lasoen, Terrorism and Political Violence: https://bit.ly/2L9hcio
How Al-Qaeda Works: The Jihadist Group’s Evolving Organizational Design – Daveed Gartenstein-Ross and Nathaniel Barr, Current Trends in Islamist Ideology: https://bit.ly/2sIzFL5
Thursday May 31:
Jihad in the Bastion of “Moderation”: Understanding the Threat of ISIS in Malaysia – Mohamed Nawab Mohamed Osman and Aida Arosoaie, Asian Security: https://bit.ly/2LfyavP
Friday June 1:
Jamā’at Nuṣrat al-Islām wa-l-Muslimīn: a propaganda analysis of al-Qaeda’s project for the Sahel – Sergio Altuna Galán, Real Instituto Elcano: https://bit.ly/2HdhORN
Citizenship and Ancestry of Belgian Foreign Fighters – Pieter Van Ostaeyen and Guy Van Vlierden, The International Centre for Counter-Terrorism – The Hague: https://bit.ly/2kDsy34
The Internal Structure of the Islamic State’s Hisba Apparatus – Aymenn Jawad Al-Tamimi, Middle East Center for Reporting and Analysis: https://bit.ly/2JiuKvA

New statement from the Islamic Emirate of Afghanistan’s Zabīh Allah Mujāhid: "Remarks Concerning Claims Of General Nicholson"

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Yesterday the recently replaced commander of occupying forces in Afghanistan – General John Nicholson – made claims over the phone to journalists gathered inside the Pentagon that the Mujahideen of Islamic Emirate are holding talks with the Kabul administration along with other such statements.
We categorically reject this baseless claim made by General Nicholson. The policy of Islamic Emirate regarding talks and negotiations had been frequently announced and it does not have any secret layers.
American General Nicholson is making such fabricated statements to divert attention from his failures and keep the Washington media busy with false claims instead of exposing the failed Trump strategy for Afghanistan to the American people.
Talking to impotent parties during the presence of occupying forces is pointless.
Spokesman of Islamic Emirate of Afghanistan
Zabihullah Mujahid
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10/03/1397 Hijri Solar                    31/05/2018 Gregorian
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New issue of The Islamic State’s newsletter: “al-Nabā’ #134"

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For prior parts see: #133, #132, #131, #130, #129, #128, #127, #126, #125, #124, #123, #122, #121, #120, #119, #118, #117, #116, #115, #114, #113, #112, #111, #110, #109, #108, #107, #106, #105, #104, #103, #102, #101, #100, #99, #98, #97, #96, #95, #94, #93, #92, #91, #90, #89, #88, #87, #86, #85, #84, #83, #82, #81, #80, #79, #78, #77, #76, #75, #74, #73, #72, #71, #70, #69, #68, #67, #66, #65, #64, #63, #62, #61, #60, #59, #58, #57, #56, #55, #54, #53, #52, #51, #50, #49, #48, #47, #46, #45, #44, #43, #42, #41, #40, #39, #38, #37, #36, #35, #34, #33, #32, #31, #30, #29, #28, #27, #26, #25, #24, #23, #22, #21, #20, #19, #18, #17, #16, #15, #14, #13, #12, #11, #10, #9, #8, #7, #6, #5, #4, #3, #2, and #1.
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Click the following link for a safe PDF copy: The Islamic State — al-Nabā’ Newsletter #134
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Liege Stabbing

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For an archive of other Attack and Plot Dossiers click here.
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May 30, 2018
Belgium killings were a terror attack, prosecutors say
Liege shootings: Gunman ‘had killed day before attack’ – BBC News

Prison May Have Made Belgian Attacker a Radical, Officials Say – The New York Times
“Ik ga je twee vragen stellen”: poetsvrouw stond in school plots oog in oog met schutter Benjamin Herman – HLN
June 1, 2018: 
IS: “Benjamin heeft zich dankzij prediker in gevangenis bekeerd tot Bakr Al-Belgiki” – HLN

New release from al-Qā’idah in the Arabian Peninsula's Abū 'Abd Allah al-Mu'āfrī: "Truth of the Jihādī Methodology: Advice to the Strugglers of Wilāyat Ta'iz"

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Click the following link for a safe PDF copy: Abū ‘Abd Allah al-Mu’āfrī — Truth of the Jihādī Methodology- Advice to the Strugglers of Wilāyat Ta’iz
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